Wichita weather in March

In March, Wichita sees average daytime highs of 58°F and overnight lows near 37°F, with 2.8 in of precipitation across 7.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 53°F in the first days to 62°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Wichita's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wichita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
58°
8th warmest
Overnight low
37°
5th coldest
Precipitation
2.8 in
7.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:48 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
54%
11th clearest
Wind
10 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Wichita is city in and county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.

Density
928/km²
people per km²
Founded
1868

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 53°F in the first days to 62°F by the end.

A typical March day in Wichita reaches about 58°F in the afternoon and slips back to 37°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 41°F and 74°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 10°F warmer than February and about 9°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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25231
35331
45332
55432
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75533
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95634
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How March really feels in Wichita

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 20 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
20
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Wichita weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan43° / 24°1.14.22.29.70.6
Feb48° / 28°1.45.4210.51.9
Mar58° / 37°2.87.71.111.74.6
Apr67° / 46°3.79.70.312.96.3
May76° / 56°5.611.80146.6
Jun85° / 66°4.510.7014.65.2
Jul90° / 71°3.49014.34.1
Aug89° / 69°3.48013.54.6
Sep81° / 60°3.27012.36.9
Oct69° / 48°3.07.30.1117.2
Nov56° / 36°1.75.10.6104.4
Dec45° / 27°1.54.82.19.41.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55545
65446
75446
85446
95347
105347
115347
125347
135248
145149
155149
165149
175149
185149
195149
205149
215149
225050
235149
245149
255248
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275347
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295347
305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Wichita gets around 2.8 in of rain and snow over 7.7 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1206
2206
3196
4196
5205
6205
7205
8214
9214
10224
11234
12234
13243
14253
15253
16263
17263
18273
19273
20283
21283
22293
23293
24293
25293
26293
27293
28293
29293
30293
31292

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149820
159721
169721
179721
189631
199631
209631
219541
229541
239541
249451
259451
269451
279451
289361
299361
309361
319361

Wind in March

Winds average 10 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:106:15
211.17:096:16
311.27:076:17
411.27:066:18
511.27:046:19
611.37:036:20
711.37:016:21
811.47:006:22
911.46:596:23
1011.56:576:24
1111.56:566:25
1211.56:546:26
1311.66:536:27
1411.66:516:28
1511.76:506:29
1611.76:486:30
1711.76:476:31
1811.86:456:32
1911.86:436:33
2011.96:426:34
2111.96:406:35
2211.96:396:36
2312.06:376:37
2412.06:366:37
2512.16:346:38
2612.16:326:39
2712.26:316:40
2812.26:296:41
2912.26:286:42
3012.36:266:43
3112.36:256:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
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124.4Bright
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144.5Bright
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214.7Bright
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234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Wichita?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Wichita for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wichita in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Wichita sees daytime highs around 58°F and nights near 37°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Wichita in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wichita peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wichita?

Wichita sits at 37.7°N, 97.3°W, 1,299 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Derby, 11 mi away.

Topography around Wichita

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Wichita.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Wichita has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 ft around an average of 1,306 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 715 ft.

The land around Wichita is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (32%) within 2 miles, grassland (31%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 10 miles, and cropland (48%) and grassland (41%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
79 ft
10 miles
226 ft
50 miles
715 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Derby 11 mi · Newton 24 mi · Hutchinson 41 mi · Ponca City 70 mi · Emporia 80 mi · Salina 81 mi · Great Bend 91 mi · Enid 94 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Wichita (37.6922°, -97.3375°, elevation 1,299 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).